The aforementioned pizza was not had last night as I discovered a frozen steak and mushroom pie while rummaging in the freezer, so that was had instead with 5-minute fries. Pizza will be had tonight.
Incidentally, to answer the hypothetical question, “are McCain frozen 5-minute fries the best fries in the world?”, certainly not! But when properly done in an air fryer, they’re pretty much identical to McDonald’s fries – nothing special, and surprisingly just like fries that have been cooked in hot oil.
The best fries are the ones I make by slicing up a baking potato, soaking the slices for a few hours in cold water, tossing with olive oil, Herbs de Provence, and garlic salt, then air frying. They look like this: